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Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Badly Cut With a Mower.

ROSE HILL, Ia., August 4.-TSpecIal Tele-
gram to the BEE. IA little son, four years
DID, Of Alonzo Perkins was in the field
where his father was moving this afternoon.
The boy started back to tthe house but laid
down In the grass and weeds and went to
sleep. Soon afterward the reaper came
along and the father not seeing him ran into
him cutting his feet and legs very badly but
not fatally.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Virginia Democrats.

hOANOKE. a., August 4.-lHe uemOcratlC
state convention assembled at noon to-day.
John S. Barbour, chairman of the state ex-
ecutive committee, called the convention to
order, and then made speech. General
John GOOde, OF Norfolk, was made perma-
nent chairman and addressed the conven-
tiOp, declaring in favor of the Riddleberger
bill as the tinalty in the settlement Of state
debts.
The platform endorses the administration
OF President Cleveland. demands repeal Of
the internal revenue system. favorS raising
revenue requisite for the support OF the
government by a tariff on imports limited to
the necessities OF an economic administra-
tion and equitably adjusted in its application,
approves the action OF the special session of
ish holders of state bonds and pledges the
party not to concede any better terms than
offered. The party pledges itself to urge
upon congress. the justice of its practical
recognition of Virginas equitable demands
for compensation for past
ritory OF the federal government and also
for the loss to Virginia by the disHember-
ment of her territory and the consequent re
ductlOn OF her taxable values. The platform
reasserts the determination OF the party to
"liberally provide for our disabled soldiers
and declares that the states should provide
for the widows OF soldiers who died in de-
fense of the state" The party is pledged to
support the public school system. foster
agriculture and protect labor, as far as prac-
ticable, against convict competition. The
platform declares against panper iminigra-
ton and the granting of lands to railroads.
1t protests and asks legislative action against
the unnecessary absorption into the treasury
Of tho United States of the currency of the
country in the shape of revenue collected and
withheld from circulation rs unwise and
dangerous to the continued prosperity of the
people,"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Mrs. Cleveland Luncbcd.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July Mrs
Grover Cleveland lunched to-day with A..
W. Nickerson at his residence at Great Hill.
and lie occasion was notable one ''sNS~
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Fire At SYRACUSE.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, July "A fire which
started at 1910 this morning damaged the
extensive saddlery hardware mandatory OF
Frazer & Jones to the amount OF 100000;
fully insured,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Strike On am English RAILWAY.

LONDON, August A general strike of
engineers and fremen of the Midland rail-
way began at midnight New men have
been secured for passenger trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05

Runs carned-Omaha |, Kansas City2.
Thrce-base hits-Dwyer.
Double plays-iIowc, Ringo, McKeon.
Struck Ont-By Hea!ey 9, Nichols /.
Base on bals-By liealey 3, Nichols 2.
Int by pitched ball-MckeOn,
Lett on haSes-Omaha Z, Kansas City Z.
Time OF gane-rwo hours and forty min
uteS.
'Uplte-llenglc,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
COpiOus Showers.

LINCOLN, Neb., August 4.-Copious show
ers have fallen throughout the South Platte
country during the past forty-eight hours
and the rain is still falling. The corn crop
was beginning to need rain badly. The
showers are timely and show good effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
THE GROWN PRINCES THROAT
A Successful Operation Performed
and the Outlook Favorable.

and the Outlook Favorable.
PHILADELPHIA, August 4.-The Medical
Record has a special cable Of the last opera
tion performed yesterday, on the throat of
the crown prince of Germany. 1t says after
the operation the condition of the larynx
was satisfactory, voice good and general
health excellent. The Medical Record report
says everything appears favorable save a
marked tendency to a recurrence of this dis
ease which makes the outlook not as en-
couraging as it might be.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Harvey's Brother Refunds.

WASHINGTON, August 4.--'Tha pension
Office has received from a brother of Oscar
J. Harvey, the treasury defaulter, "A check for
ST. zoe fraudulent pension claim which had
been issued to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Grass Burned Up.

JOLIET, H., August 4.-FireS are raging
in Manhattan township and in Chaunahan
township. Hundreds of acres of pasturage
and stubble fields have been burned, and also
a large area of wood. Farmers are fighting
furiOusly. The creeks have all gone dry.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Cunningham Il Sons Liabilities.

New \ DIRK, August 4.-Schcdules filed
to-day in the assignment Of William
Cunningham & Sons of this city and Philadel-
phia who recently attempted to corner the
prune market but failed. show liabilities
Sl,015, 1915, contingent liabilities 1885, l75, nomi.
nal assets Sl,275,2Sl and actual assets $685.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
TIE RACES NEXT WEEK
FUN List of the Entries.

The second annual meeting of the Ne
braska association of trottlng horse breeders
will be held on Wednesday and Thursday OF
next week, and promises 20 be one of the
most interesting eyentsever held 10 the state.
Following Is a list OF the e1tries;
FlRst DAY; WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST 10.
stake No, l-F0r twoyear-olds, 0pe-ARlf
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Postal Changes,

WASHINGTON, August 4. 4.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE .I-Benjamin j. Nichols
was to-day appointed postmaster at Plato
Cedar county, Iowa, vice f. A. Baldwin
resigned
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
ConsuI Miller Dead.

WASHINGTON, August 4.-The stale de-
partment is informed of the death of Vice
Consul General John T. Miller, at Rio de
JanierO.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
The Kentucky Election,

WAsHINGToN August 4.-tSpecial Tee-
gram to the BEE. private dispatch re-
ceived here this morning from Kentucky
states that while the election is still in debate
there is not the least doubt that it is the worst
set back the democrats ever received in the
state. 1t is said that the surprise in the re-
suits are due to the fact that Buckner, the
democratic candidate, was about the poorest
democrat tor the position that could have
been selected by the dominant party. The
republicans, on the other hand, nominated a
man who was Buckners. superior IN every
respect, and as a consequence party lines
were in part obliterated.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 4.-The Courier
Journal has reports from seventy-four coun-
ties out of 1l9. These cast n per cent of the
entire vote OF the state in lss4, when the
Cleveland majority was 34,S39. In these
counties the reduction Of CIeveland's vote
has been 9,22s. Applying the same rate to
the remaining counties and Buckners vote
will be l7,9SS. This will leave democratic
majority of 24,S5l. The returns during the
past twenty-four hours show that the repuD-
licans do not maintain their previous gain.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
VIII Not Obstruct.

LONDON, August 4.-The Parnelites at a
a meeting to-day decided to offer no obstruct-
ian during the report stage to the land bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
N. Ferry Writes to His Seconds.

PARIS, August An. Ferry has written
his seconds as follows: ~ remain ever
ready to give satisfaction to General Bou.
LANCER or accept arbitration"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05

LONDON, August 4.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach has returned to England. His eye
sight is slowly improving.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05

GALVESTON, Tex, August 4.-The elec-
ton upon the amendments to the constitu-
ton took place to-day. The amendments
voted upon are briefly as follows:
First to prohibit the manufacture, sale or
exchange of Intoxicating liquors except for
medical, mechanical, sacramertal and sclen-
titic purposes.
Second, TO change the compensation of
members of the legislature.
Third To authorize the legislature to inves.
the permanent state university fund IN other
good securities besides United States and
state bonds.
Fourth, Empowering the legislature to
provide for the assessment and collection of
taxes in unorganiZed counties.
Fifth Empowering the legislature to bet
ter protect the purity of the ballot box and
containing 10000 inhabitants or more, and
in such counties as the legislature may deem
advisable.
Sxthly proposes new article enlarging
and defining the duties of the judiciary de-
partment and the courts.
All interest centered in the prohibition
amendment The fight for and against its
ratification was conducted with great vigor
Never in the history OF Texas has such can
yass been waged. 1t was no party Issue:
The ableSt men Of both parties being arrayed
against each other and able men from abroad
taking part. For months the question
was ulscusSeu from every piatIOTln IN lexaS
until the alignment became sharply drawn
and the tension exceedingly taut. The re-
suit, however, has been a Waterloo to the
prohibitionists. The returns thus far re-
ceved indicate that the amendment has
been defeated by "a majority approXimat
ing 1900, Az i, large towns gave
Fort Worth, which gave majority of l9S
for It, The total vote of the city Is l,l55 for
prohibition and 3,729 against it. The other
amendments receive majorities except the
News returns up to midnight from $50 polling
precincts indicate that the prohibition
Amendment is defeated nv 80 600
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
Baltimore'a Ref0rmers,

BALTIMORE, August Especial Telegram
to the Bee. The select five of the Reform
league of this city met in secret cOnclave In
Washington yesterday, made formal COM
pla,nt to the president against Naval Officer
Rasln. Postmaster Brown, Appointment
Clerk Higgins, Indian Inspector Thomas and
Special Treasury Agent Mahon, for their
partisan performances at the primaries and
Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
SHOWED UNDER.
Such is Said to Be the Condition OF
Texas Prohibitionists.

CHICAGO, August "A special from Hous-
ton, Tex, says: Election returns on the
prohibition question are coming in rapidly.
All the counties in southern Texas are CIV
ing large majorities for the anti-prohibi-
tionists. The present returns carefully esti
mated indicate that prohibition has been
special from Austin speaks less confidently
but indicates that prohibition has been de-
feated.
Fort WORTH. Tex, August 4.-The pro.
hibitionsts admit their defeat in the state by
1900 majority. The prohlbiiionists
claim $4,000 majority. Sixty-One towns give
4Ol7 majority against prohibition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

in the waste basket. The papers he
had taken home, and afterwards car
ried away to destroy. He passed as
his wife's brother where they lived.
She had known of the murder after it
had been committed, but not before.
"Why did you not tell when you
saw what this man had done?" said
I, sternly. "Why did you seek to help
him to conceal mis- crime?"
She looked at me q moment with
wide open eyes; then a great fear spread
over her face.
gentlemen, I did not dare to. He
threatened to kill me if L ever spoke to
him of it"
Three hours later, Leonardo Giotti,
the husband, was in our hands. A
full blooded Italian, with an English
wife; desperate, If ever there was
one; q coward, but q vengeful dog
AS we led him away from the ex-
animation, where he refused to an
swer q single question, and his wife
had told her story again as she toldit
to me, he asked leave to speak word
to the woman. 1t was granted, and
he drew near to her. But even as he
spoke, he suddenly raised his mama
cled hands and struck her such a blow
upon the head that the poor thing
sunk to the ground without a moan,
blood streaming from her face, while
the miserable brute turned away with
q sneer.
"She'll not blab on me again !"
Indeed she did not! He was found
guilty of murder, and hung within
three months; and his poor wife died
within the year, from the effects Of
his cruel blow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
Some Spirited Repartee.
From Puck.


"Ah, ma sherry, it does my heart
good to see you," said the empty
Demijohn to the Cask of Amontillado
as the latter rolled into the wine eel
lar.
"Well, I de claret does me good
too," quoth the Decanter, gallsntly
raising the stopper from it's head.
cit makes my ice-water with joy,"
added the Water-cooler In the corner.
eyes, indeed, Mumm," put in the
Champagne Bottle. give missed you
so that I'd made up my mind that
Heidseick another place if you didn't
turn up pretty soon."
GIVE grown positively thin," said
the Burgundy.
81 noticed you wererather Beauney.
Hadn't you better see Medocter?' re-
Piled the Cask.
"Try my fzz,ician," said the Vichy
Bottle.
ooh, cork up, fellers," shrieked the
Apple Barrel; "You give me pain in
cider me-"
"Well, boys, Pm glad you're glad to
0CO A1O OcSCh, CcNAO OAO Sc1Shs
II haven't seen your back" said
the Champagne Bottle; you're all
'front.'"
"Well, Pm glad that my abanthe
has made your hearts grow fonder."
"Fine nutty flavor you have" ejac-
ulated the Water-cooler.
"Nutty?" queried the Cask.
Eyes, chestnutty," cried all in uni
son.
And the proprietor was so disturbed
by the noise that he called down and
threatened to send them all to g. sa-
loonatic asylum if they didn't wined
up their persifage.
you're all full" he added.
CHATS a. lie," said the empty
Whisky Bottle under his breath, at
which the Refrigerator laughed so inn
moderately that the ice broke and
they all fell in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
Greenhorns at the Exposition.
From the Minneapolis Journal.

From the Minneapolis Journal
Yesterday q portly woman lumber
ed her way into the sculpture gallery
accompanied by sallow-faced, red
haired female with a scornful cast of
countenance. The large woman
looked about her contemptuously.
AS she looked her disgust grew apace
and finally she calculated between
short puffs: "Come on, Sairy. Let's
get out o. here. They amt nuthin in
here but fellows without any legs"
and she strobe out, followed by
"sairy."
Later in the day raw specimen
from Wasioja, Mimi, concluded to
venture q nickel on trip on the ele-
vator to the lookout. He stepped on
the platform. The conductor gave
the rope a most prodigious yank, and
the elevator shot up with q cannon
ball swiftness. The Wasioja man
looked on in open-mouthed astonish-
ment; in fact, the conductor had to
push him out at the top before he
could gather his wits sufficiently to
say anything. At last he managed to
say: oval, I'll be burned. Say, but
that feller's stronger'n our big bull.
By ginger, I'd rather plough stump
land all day than pull that burned
thing to the top o. this buildin' the
way that Teller does"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
A Murder that is Still Mystery.
From the Chicago Mail.

from the chicago MAIL.
The shooting of Banker Rawson in
front of the Third Presbyterian
Church by his step-son on Sunday re-
calls a tragedy that was enacted some
twelve years ago, one night, under the
shadow of the st. Peters Church wall
on the corner of Polk and Clark
Streets. There is no similarity in the
tragedies except that both occurred
almost in the doorways of the
churches. Crouching along under the
door-walls of st. Peters on the night
referred to was g. young girl. That
section of the city was at that time,
and is yet, accustomed to such sights,
Snd the young patrolman thought
nothing of this. A young man turned
the corner on Clark Street, going west
on Polk Street, when he was accOsted
by the girl. A good deal quicker than
it takes to tell this he was upon the
ground calling for help, and the girl
fourished knife in the sickly glare
of the lamplight on the corner,
sbrieked, and started for the river.
She was overtaken and walked to the
Harrison Street Station, for there
were no patrol wagons in those days.
When she appeared before the officers
of the station it was noticed that she
was girl Of singular order of beau
ty, and that her attire was rich and
Of q fashion that she did not get from
any American plate. She refused to
give her name at the time and refused
to talk. A reporter told her she had
killed her man. Closing her eyes for q
moment she slowly and gracefully
dropped upon her knees, and the
strangest and most pathetic prayer
came from her lips for forgiveness.
linen she pleaded for mercy for her
"Billy," and then, the feeling which
prompted the act coming upon her
again, she arose and gloated over her
act with q frenzy that Bernhardt
would have liked for copy. The
boy recovered-he was one of the
class of that part of the town and his
name is of no consequence now. He
was infatuated with another girl, and
this had caused the maddened beauty
to watch for him. There was no
prosecution. But some years later
when she was in tatters and ugly and
dissipated, she wa arrested on sus-
piclon of having some knowledge of
the murder of Old Man Wilkie, on
West Lake Street, but nothing came
of it. That murder, by the way, is
still q mystery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
A New Anesthetic.
From the Indianapolis Journal.


"Anything new IN medical circles ?"
repeated q gentleman of the profes-
sion to the question of a Journal re-
porter. ''OI course there is: The
most important new thing just at
present is q new anesthetic. 1t will
probably be as interesting to patients
as to physicians"
"And what is it."
"Well, sir, q few weeks ago horse
soothing poultice for sore leg. He
went out and gathered some leaves
from under a tree and applied them
to the sore. They relieved the pain
so much that he went back to see
what the tree was, and learned that
it was common honey locust.
'The circumstance was communi-
Gated to pharmacists and physicians,
and a number of experiments were
made by them. the result of which
was that within the past two months
q new anesthetic, twice as powerful as
cocaine, has been derived from the
leaves of the common honey locust !"
'sDo you think it will take the place
of ,ocaine?"
"That is hard to tell, as yet, but
very probably it will. Cocaine has
been reduced greatly in price as it has
come into general use, but it is still
costly. In 1888 it was quoted at ff-
ty cents per grain; now it is five cents
per grain, but that means $3.50 per
pound avoirdupois. | presume the
new anesthetic can be put on the mar
ket at q much lower figure, and if it
can, unless it should be found to have
some Objectionable quality which is
yet unknown, it will. of course, take
the place of cocaine"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
Oldest of the Sciences.
From Public Opinion.

Metallurgy is the Oldest of the sci
ences. 1t was born in the efforts of
the alchemists to transmute metals
into gold, and has comedown through
the centuries less changed than any
other science. While the earliest
records are not full and complete, the
alloys made in those old ages, and the
slags found about some of the oldest
workshops discovered, some of them
dating back to the age OF Moses, show
pretty clearly what the metallurgical
methods of those days were, and
show that they are much the same as
the methods now in use. The slags
give proof that lime was used as it is
used now, and that sulphur was a
bugbear as it is now. What advances
have been made have been more OF a
mechanical nature than in the way of
discovering new laws or principles OF
chemistry.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
Gould Not Recover.

Patrick Daffey, while working in a
foundry at Hittsburg, Pa, few
months ago, had an eye burned out
by a. splash Of molten lead. He sued
for damages, but was beaten last
week by the judge ordering g. nonsuit
under the rulings of the supreme
court, holding that an employer is
not liable for an accident occurring
during the absence of his authorized
representative. In this case the gen.
eral manager of the mill was away
when the accident occurred. and
therefore the plaintiff could not re-
cover. This ruling will prevent recov-
ering in number of damage suits
now pending in that district.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

Depositors in the Fifth National of 81
Louis Lose Half a Million.

Depositors in the Fifth National of st.
Louis Lose Half a Million.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 12.-Develop-
ments in the Fifth National Bank case
show the condition of affairs to be worse
than first stated. All the paper has
been listed and it is learned that $780,
600 is practically worthless. All the Sc
curity the bank has for this immense
sum is about 100000 worth of old lum-
Der. hides, wool and machinery. The
money was allowed to three concerns
under ten aliases, and 100000 has
been loaned within the last six months.
1t is feared the depositors will get very
little back of the million they had in
the institution. Crecelius, the cashit r,
was released on bond, but another w.
rant was Immediately issued against hum
for forgery, and United States marshal
is now after him. Bank Examiner For
man says he never saw so much fraud
in y bank before.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
SOMEWHAT TIRED.
BY W. C. EDGAR.

Weary ofsowing for others to reap,
Weary of earning tor others to Keep
Weary of thinking for others to ga1n
Weary of pleasure and weary of pain;
Weary of 1alseness, of dullDess, OF care,
Weary of all the burdens bear;
Weary of victories, sweets turned to gall,
Weary OF serpent trail over 1t all;
Weary Of matching and weary of betting,
Weary of sig hing and weary of fretting,
Weary of losing and weary OF winning.
Weary of praying and weary of SHINING,
Weary of sickness and weary of health,
Weary of poverty and weary OF wealth,
Weary of hoping and weary of fearing,
Weary of trusting and weary of neer1ng,
Weary of idleness and weary of work,
Weary of worker and weary of shirk,
Wesry of laughter aud weary OF tears,
Weary OF months as they run into years,
Weary of spending and weary of boarding,
Weary of housekeeping and weary of boarding,
Weary of waking and sleeping and dining,
Weary of croakiGg aud growing and whining,
Weary of lmpness and weary OF starch,
But gods low Pm weary of Boulangert
March
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
BAD RAILWAY WRECK.
Train Wreckers Cause a Serious Smas
Up at Hammond, Ind.

Train Wreckers Cause Serious Smash
Up at Hammond, Ind.
HAMMOND Ind, Nov. "a daring at
tempt was made last evening to wreck a
passenger train near here. Some one
broke open a switch on the Midland
Central side-track, one mile west OF
Hammond. The way freight train run
ming ahead, and on the time Of the pas
senger train, dashed into the cars on a
sidetrack, overturning the engine and
demolishing some fifteen or twenty cars.
The engine was buried beneath the
wreck. The train men saved them
selves by jumping. Damage about SIS,
900. Had the crowded passenger train
been on time the loss of life would have
been appalling.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

ADVERTISEMENT in the London
Times: For sale, q grain of rice, with
the first chapter of the Koran written
on it; given to an English officer in
1912 by an American gentleman, who
received it from an Arab sheikh,
whom he had cured of O. dangerous
ever in the desert.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16

WOMEN who have soft, curling hair
are wearing it in little Clytie knot,
through which is thrust big tortoise
shell pin, which is greatly varied in de-
sign, appearing as daggers. swords,
with big ball head, and sometimes
of pretty designs in open fret work.
The little strlngless bonnets are worn
with the hair arranged in this fashion,
the sharp V-shape of the back of the
bonnet admitting it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
HEAVY LOSSES BY FIRE.

Estimates of the Value of Property De-
stroyed During the Month.
New YORK, Nov. 8.-The Daily Com
mercial Bulletins fire record for Octo-
Der shows the losses in the United States
and Canada to be $780, 1926, against a
Loss s Of $2 100000 in Pete 1885, $751; and
the first ten months of the current year
for the corresnondino period Of 1886